Heathrow Airport Terminal Changes

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There is currently a long, drawn out game of musical terminals being played by the airlines at Heathrow: British Airways is gradually moving all of its flights to Terminals 5 and 3 until the second stage of T5 is opened in 2010, when all of its flights will move there. While British Airways is doing this the other airlines are moving round to better use the space that has been vacated. Eventually the idea is that all of the airline alliances (Oneworld, Star Alliance and SkyTeam) will have their 'own' terminal which their members use, thus minimizing the number connecting passengers who have to change to a different terminal. Terminal 2, the oldest and smallest terminal has now closed to be replaced by a brand new building which will also eventually replace T1. Because of this it is currently imperative to double-check where your flight departs from — for example, at the time of writing British Airways operates from T3, T4 and T5. Broadly speaking by late 2009 the situation is:

• T1: BMI, most Star Alliance airlines.
• T2: Closed.
• T3: Virgin Atlantic, British Airways (Barcelona, Madrid, Lisbon, Nice, Helsinki, Malaga and Vienna), British Airways and Qantas flights to Bangkok, Singapore and Australia some Star Alliance carriers.
• T4: All SkyTeam airlines, Air Malta.
• T5: Most British Airways flights.

Make sure you double check which terminal you need to use on the Heathrow Airport website [2] as the situation changes regularly!

• Introduction to Heathrow Airport
• Overview of Heathrow Airport
• Heathrow Airport Terminal Changes
• Nearby Destinations to Heathrow Airport: By car
  • Public transport to and from London
  • Public transport to the rest of the UK
• Getting Around Heathrow Airport
• Eating in Heathrow Airport
  • Terminal 1
  • Terminal 3
  • Terminal 4
  • Terminal 5
• Heathrow Airport Hotels and Accommodation
• Communication in Heathrow Airport: Internet access